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title: "69 Played Basketball Quotes by 68 authors"
description: "Browse 69 Played Basketball quotes by 68 authors. Discover the best Played Basketball sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa3/mia-hamm-8828_basketball_i-played-basketball-and-soccer-my-freshm_2018447.jpg"
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> [I played basketball and soccer my freshman year in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-hamm/i-played-basketball-and-soccer-my-freshman-year-in-high-school/)

[Mia Hamm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-hamm/)

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> [I played basketball to try to get my parents from working so hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-worthy/i-played-basketball-to-try-to-get-my-parents-from-working-so-hard/)

[James Worthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-worthy/)

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> [I am privileged to have played basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jordan/i-am-privileged-to-have-played-basketball/)

[Michael Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jordan/)

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> [I'm just all around cool guy that played basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-young/i-m-just-all-around-cool-guy-that-played-basketball/)

[Nick Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-young/)

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> [The first time I played basketball was with my dad and my older brother Thanasis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giannis-antetokounmpo/the-first-time-i-played-basketball-was-with-my-dad-and-my-older/)

[Giannis Antetokounmpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giannis-antetokounmpo/)

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> [Look, I have no qualms about having played basketball. The game has done so much for me. Look at the places I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bradley/look-i-have-no-qualms-about-having-played-basketball-the-game-has/)

[Bill Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bradley/)

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> [I played all sports coming up in Texas. I played basketball, football, baseball, ran track. All through high school I did all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/i-played-all-sports-coming-up-in-texas-i-played-basketball-football/)

[DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/)

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> [I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-roddick/i-played-basketball-in-high-school-and-i-love-watching-sports-i-ll/)

[Andy Roddick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-roddick/)

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> [My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-nash/my-father-was-a-soccer-player-all-my-friends-played-basketball-though/)

[Steve Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-nash/)

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> [I played basketball because I loved the game. I played because I was making a lot of friends around the world... It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/i-played-basketball-because-i-loved-the-game-i-played-because-i-was/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

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> [I thought basketball was a game for women. My mother played basketball, and so did my sister.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dirk-nowitzki/i-thought-basketball-was-a-game-for-women-my-mother-played-basketball/)

[Dirk Nowitzki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dirk-nowitzki/)

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> [I was into basketball, but then once I found contact sports, it was over. I never played basketball again in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-cormier/i-was-into-basketball-but-then-once-i-found-contact-sports-it-was/)

[Daniel Cormier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-cormier/)

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> [I was really active athletically, definitely. I was a hurdler, a sprinter. I played basketball for years. I was a serious athlete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-mathis/i-was-really-active-athletically-definitely-i-was-a-hurdler-a/)

[Johnny Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-mathis/)

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> [My older brother, he did everything. He played baseball, he played basketball. Just being able to watch him as a youngster, wanting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-reed/my-older-brother-he-did-everything-he-played-baseball-he-played/)

[Ed Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-reed/)

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> [I was very fortunate when I was little - I played basketball. You really absolutely learn how to be a team player,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/weili-dai/i-was-very-fortunate-when-i-was-little-i-played-basketball-you-really/)

[Weili Dai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/weili-dai/)

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> [I wore basketball shorts and I basically dressed like Billie Eilish before Billie Eilish. I played basketball my entire life, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-barrera/i-wore-basketball-shorts-and-i-basically-dressed-like-billie-eilish/)

[Melissa Barrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-barrera/)

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> [If I played basketball, and you played with me, and all of a sudden you become my head coach, there isn't anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-horry/if-i-played-basketball-and-you-played-with-me-and-all-of-a-sudden-you/)

[Robert Horry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-horry/)

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> [If you ask somebody who played basketball against me in the first grade and you watch a tape, it's been with me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avery-bradley/if-you-ask-somebody-who-played-basketball-against-me-in-the-first/)

[Avery Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avery-bradley/)

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> [I've played basketball, and I've stood at the free-throw line with a tie game and 0.2 seconds left. But there is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shayna-baszler/i-ve-played-basketball-and-i-ve-stood-at-the-free-throw-line-with-a/)

[Shayna Baszler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shayna-baszler/)

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> [I started out real young as a tight end, but I was never getting the football. I knew when I played basketball,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-kelly/i-started-out-real-young-as-a-tight-end-but-i-was-never-getting-the/)

[Jim Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-kelly/)

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> [I've always been competitive. I don't think I understood how competitive I was at a younger age. I just played really hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-caruso/i-ve-always-been-competitive-i-don-t-think-i-understood-how/)

[Alex Caruso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-caruso/)

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> [I feel like I can get any shot I want. That's not to sound cocky or conceited. It's because I've played basketball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamal-crawford/i-feel-like-i-can-get-any-shot-i-want-that-s-not-to-sound-cocky-or/)

[Jamal Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamal-crawford/)

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> [I was from a town called Manhasset, very nice town out on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, but there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-howard/i-was-from-a-town-called-manhasset-very-nice-town-out-on-the-north/)

[Ken Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-howard/)

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> [“Chapter One Vivek Ranadivé “IT WAS REALLY RANDOM. I MEAN, MY FATHER HAD NEVER PLAYED BASKETBALL BEFORE.” 1. When Vivek Ranadivé decided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-gladwell/chapter-one-vivek-ranadiv-it-was-really-random-i-mean-my-father-had/)

[Malcolm Gladwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-gladwell/)

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> [I played basketball and soccer but they are very different games, obviously. However, playing any kind of sport always helps you develop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-ovechkin/i-played-basketball-and-soccer-but-they-are-very-different-games/)

[Alexander Ovechkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-ovechkin/)

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> [“If rubber bands played basketball, I’d tell them, You have to be better down the stretch.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/if-rubber-bands-played-basketball-i-d-tell-them-you-have-to-be-better/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

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> [I haven't been an athlete in school or college, though I have played basketball and football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahir-raj-bhasin/i-haven-t-been-an-athlete-in-school-or-college-though-i-have-played/)

[Tahir Raj Bhasin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahir-raj-bhasin/)

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> [I was a ball guy. I played basketball, baseball, football. I excelled in football the most. I played running back, wide receiver,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enzo-amore/i-was-a-ball-guy-i-played-basketball-baseball-football-i-excelled-in/)

[Enzo Amore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enzo-amore/)

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> [I like lots of different sport, and I was always the type of lad that plays a lot of sport as well.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-de-gea/i-like-lots-of-different-sport-and-i-was-always-the-type-of-lad-that/)

[David de Gea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-de-gea/)

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> [I played basketball; I ran track and also played soccer. I think that I am naturally athletic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kylie-bunbury/i-played-basketball-i-ran-track-and-also-played-soccer-i-think-that-i/)

[Kylie Bunbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kylie-bunbury/)

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> [You never want to see anybody get hurt... but if you've ever played basketball before you've probably sprained your ankle so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-harris/you-never-want-to-see-anybody-get-hurt-but-if-you-ve-ever-played/)

[Joe Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-harris/)

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> [I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-b-jordan/i-love-sports-i-ve-played-basketball-baseball-soccer-tennis-track-and/)

[Michael B. Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-b-jordan/)

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> [Both of us played basketball, and I played tennis and my knees are done. Now if you ask us head-to-head who wins…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-wilbon/both-of-us-played-basketball-and-i-played-tennis-and-my-knees-are/)

[Michael Wilbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-wilbon/)

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> [My house was filled with music. We had a piano, and my brothers and sisters played instruments. Even though I was around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-franti/my-house-was-filled-with-music-we-had-a-piano-and-my-brothers-and/)

[Michael Franti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-franti/)

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> [I'm the youngest of eight kids in my family. All tall, we all played basketball, so at my earliest memory, I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-donovan/i-m-the-youngest-of-eight-kids-in-my-family-all-tall-we-all-played/)

[Anne Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-donovan/)

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> [In high school, I played basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, badminton - two sports every season - and I was named female athlete…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-kim/in-high-school-i-played-basketball-volleyball-soccer-baseball/)

[Gail Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-kim/)

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> [I played club football with a traveling team since I was 8 years old. I also played basketball and baseball, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-palmer/i-played-club-football-with-a-traveling-team-since-i-was-8-years-old/)

[Jesse Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-palmer/)

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> [I've played basketball most of my life, so it will probably be a little hard adjusting to life without it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-bradley/i-ve-played-basketball-most-of-my-life-so-it-will-probably-be-a/)

[Shawn Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-bradley/)

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> [When I was a kid, from 10 years old, I worked every day for my dad, huh? Never played basketball. I never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-van-peebles/when-i-was-a-kid-from-10-years-old-i-worked-every-day-for-my-dad-huh/)

[Melvin Van Peebles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-van-peebles/)

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> [I played basketball when I was little because it was fun for me. It still is now. I just love it. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kawhi-leonard/i-played-basketball-when-i-was-little-because-it-was-fun-for-me-it/)

[Kawhi Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kawhi-leonard/)

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